Legal Opinion
People v. Bellmyer
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided May 23, 2002No. 92323 RelPublished
1Opinion of the Court 1
Docket No. 92323–Agenda 9–March 2002.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v.
DAVID BELLMYER, Appellee.
2Opinion of the Court · FreemanJustice Freeman
Defendant, David Bellmyer, was charged with first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9–1(a) (West 1998)) in the circuit court of Rock Island County. Defendant raised the affirmative defense of insanity. After the parties presented evidence in a stipulated bench trial, the trial court found that the stipulated evidence was insufficient to make a decision regarding defendant’s insanity defense. Defendant moved to dismiss the charged offense based on double jeopardy grounds. The trial court…
3Cases cited18 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Wade v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Serfass v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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